Another very quiet week in which there was only just the one new release in the entire top 20. At least Blockers did manage to get to the top spot. The quietness of the week isn't unexpected given the Fourth of July holiday and what this usually means for sales (not a great time to release anything, usually).

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: 'Blockers' wasn't available on UHD. So that makes 6 titles out of this week's top 10 that had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Only 'A Quiet Place' was made available on UHD out of the previously mentioned new releases. So that makes 6 titles out of this week's top 10 that had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

For BD sales share, 'Future World' actually had the best out of the 4 new releases this week, with a near "perfect" 99.01%. It isn't too hard to fathom why this is the case when you look at the pricing - the Blu-ray version is currently $1.11 *cheaper* than the DVD version!

'A Quiet Place' didn't do too badly either, with 66.85%. Its 4K edition managed Ultra HD Blu-ray sales share of 12.81%, which is quite good for a new release.

Blu-ray revenue shot right up (while DVD revenue rose less strongly) thanks largely perhaps not to any particular new release, but to Amazon's Prime Day sales event, which has helped to move several older releases, including the Harry Potter 8-film collection movies on both Blu-ray and UHD.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

For BD sales share, 'Isle of Dogs' had the best result out of the previously mentioned new releases, with 67.29%. Next was 'Super Troopers 2' with 56.35%.

This week's actual top seller, 'Rampage', just failed to get over the 50% mark with 49.73%, with its 4K UHD edition getting a UHDBD sales share of 7.51%.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

'Ready Player One' not only topped the Blu-ray sales chart, it also topped the BD sales share chart, the 3D sales share chart and the UHD sales share chart!

'Ready Player One' had a BD sales share of 76.00%, which is quite fantastic, but it also managed a 3D sales share of 9.65%, quite high for 3D these days, and a high UHD sales share of 19.82%.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Out of all of this week's new releases, 'Dark Crimes' actually had the best BD sales share, with an almost perfect 96.89%. This is not surprising, considering the DVD version is actually selling $1 more than the Blu-ray version on Amazon right now (and this kind of thing appears to be happening more frequently).

'Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis' had the next best BD sales share with 59.80%, just beating the 58.09% earned by 'Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Four'.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Other than 'Predator' being a 4K release, 'The Death of Superman' was also made available on UHD. So that makes 6 titles out of this week's top 10 that had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Being a re-release, it was no surprise that 'The Death of Superman' had the best BD sales share of 78.15%.

None of the other previously mentioned new releases got over the 50% mark in terms of BD sales share, with 'Breaking In' getting the highest at 41.88%.

'Life of the Party' got 37.18%.

For the 4K releases, 'Predator 3-Movie Collection' really should be treated as a 4K Blu-ray exclusive release since there was no standard Blu-ray or DVD equivalent release of note. 'The Death of Superman' had a UHD sales share of 7.94%.

A big A-list release helped Blu-ray revenue rise to one of 2018's high points, all thanks to Avengers: Infinity War. It's no coincident that the other major milestones in 2018 were occupied by the likes of 'Thor: Ragnorak' and 'Black Panther' - Disney/Marvel is on a roll!

The release of the latest 'Avengers' movie was also an opportunity for Disney to make up for its previous lack of commitment to 4K (and also the age of these releases being from a time before UHD Blu-ray), with 4K re-releases of both 'The Avengers' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' - these two were 5th and 6th on the Blu-ray charts respectively.

The might of these 'Avengers' movies scared away others from releasing more high profile releases during the same week, and so the next and only other new release in the Blu-ray top 20 was Shock and Awe in 11th.

Failing to make the Blu-ray top 20, but getting in at 17th on the combined Blu-ray and DVD top 20 was The Yellow Birds.

The Marvel releases helped Blu-ray market share reach almost 60%.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Other than 'Avengers: Infinity War' and the other 'Avengers' re-releases on 4K, there were no other 4K new releases in the top 20. 8 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

'Avengers: Infinity War' was not only a big seller, it also had the best BD sales share out of the new releases this week (not including the 4K only re-releases), with a BD sales share of 75.73%. The 4K edition of 'Infinity War' managed a UHD sales share of 19.48%.

So lots of new releases, and one big new release, helped Blu-ray revenue stay above $40 million for the weel.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Disappointingly, only 'Deadpool 2' and the 'Deadpool: The Complete Collection (For Now)' box set were available on UHD. 7 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

'Deadpool 2' dominated the BD sales share chart as well, with 75.98%, just ahead of the 74.04% earned by 'Ash vs. Evil Dead: The Complete Third Season' (up from 67.18% for season 2 of the show).

'Bleeding Steel' had the next best BD sales share result, with 42.00%, while 'The Walking Dead: The Complete Eighth Season' managed 39.36% (down from 42.35% for the 7th season).

The stats for the week ending August 26, 2017 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

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Blu-ray vs DVD: 50.16% vs 49.84%

Blu-ray: $45.14 million
DVD: $44.85 million

Despite the big release and the numerous other releases this week, Blu-ray revenue was down, but only just. 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2+', released this time last week, was just a slightly bigger release, it seems, as the combined might of 'Deadpool 2' and 'Avengers: Infinity War' just couldn't get things over the line.

After a couple of weeks of big releases, we're back down to earth in terms of Blu-ray revenue and market share. This isn't to say there weren't any new releases though, but the best selling new release, Book Club, only managed to finish 3rd.

The 4th and 5th places were also occupied by new releases, Tag and Upgrade.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Of this week's new releases in the top 20, 'Upgrade' had the best BD sales share with 65.70%. Neither 'Tag' nor 'Book Club' made it above the 50% mark, with 46.94% and 42.89% respectively.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

'Hereditary' had the best BD sales share of all the new releases this week, with a first week BD sales share of 60.55%. It also had a very respectable first week UHD sales share of 13.81%.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

'Superfly' managed to beat the other new releases in terms of BD sales share, with a BD sales share of 58.34%.

This was ahead of the 50.09% earned by "Ocean’s 8". The 4K UHD edition of the movie got a UHD sales share of 7.66%.

A big release in the form of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has helped Blu-ray revenue rise compared to recent lows, and for weekly Blu-ray market share to almost reach 50% again.

The latest 'Jurassic' movie outsold pretty much everything this week, even the juggernaut that is 'Avengers: Infinity War', which managed a distant second place, with 'Fallen Kingdom' selling some 16 times more Blu-ray copies.

The movie was also released as part of a 5-movie collector's edition, Jurassic 5-Movie Collection, which also sold well enough to get to 13th place on the Blu-ray chart.

As for the other new releases, the week was pretty light, no doubt deliberate as a way to avoid conflicting with 'Fallen Kingdom'. Siberia in 8th place and The X-Files: The Complete Season 11 in 11th were the rest.

Silencer was 16th on the combined Blu-ray and DVD charts, but failed to make the Blu-ray top 20.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Both 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' and the related 5-movie pack were made available on UHD. 6 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Of this week's notable new releases, 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' had the best BD sales share, at 64.55%. Its UHD edition did well too, with a UHD sales share of 12.21%.

The 'Jurassic 5-Movie Collection' also did well, with a BD share of 33.17% and a chart topping UHD share of 25.21%.

'The X-Files: The Complete Season 11' managed 53.14%, while 'Siberia' got 33.53%. 'Silencer' had to make do with 24%.

The stats for the week ending September 23, 2017 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

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Blu-ray vs DVD: 48.72% vs 51.28%

Blu-ray: $43.21 million
DVD: $45.48 million

An "all red" week in which both Blu-ray and DVD revenue, and weekly Blu-ray market share all recorded drops compared to the same week last year. That was because 'Wonder Woman' was released the same week last year!

A Star Wars release is always a big one on the Blu-ray calendar, and while the latest "Anthology" standalone release wasn't the box office smash that the previous movies were, it still counts as a big release for Blu-ray.

While Blu-ray revenue didn't break any sort of records - 'Deadpool 2' just a few weeks ago helped Blu-ray revenue reach almost $10 higher - it was still higher than in recent weeks.

Normally, the week will be devoid of other releases as to not clash with a big release. I guess it says a lot about how poorly Solo did at the box office, that this did not happen this wee. There was still room for a few other releases, including Uncle Drew in 4th, and the first time 4K release of the original Halloween in 10th.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Quite a few of these week's new releases had UHD editions, including 'Solo: A Star Wars Story', 'Uncle Drew', the 4K only re-release of 'Halloween', and 'Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich'. 8 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Of this week's notable new releases, 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' had the best BD sales share, 73.20%.

For the UHD releases, 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' did well on 4K as well, with a UHD sales share of 17.92%. 'Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich' got a respectable 10.23%, while 'Uncle Drew' managed 4.43%.

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

'Dragon Ball Super: Part 5' had the best BD sales share of this week's notable releases, getting a BD sales share of 72.96%.

'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' also did well, with a BD sales share of 69.17%.

'The First Purge' just got over the 50% mark, with 50.51%, while 'Death Race: Beyond Anarchy' got 46.37%.

'Vikings: Season 5 Vol. 1' managed 25%.

For the UHD releases, 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' did well on 4K as well, with a UHD sales share of 14.13%. 'The First Purge' managed 9.10%.